Cumbria, January/February 2025
by Day 1 A glorious morning’s walk with Brindley up Dow Crag from Torver, via Walna Scar, Brown Pike and Buck Pike, returning via Goats Water. …
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England Coast Path (Cumbria) – St Bees to Sellafield
A walk along part of the Cumbria coast from St Bees to Sellafield.
South West Coast Path: Portland coastal walk
In which: fog almost foils plans, but a cooked breakfast gives breathing space ● sculptures change the landscape, but for the better? ● the Bill …
South West Coast Path: Exmouth to Budleigh Salterton
A walk along the South West Coast Path from Exmouth to Budleigh Salterton with an inland extension.
South West Coast Path: Budleigh Salterton to Sidmouth
A walk along the South West Coast Path from Budleigh Salterton to Sidmouth
Lake District August/September 2020
A week in the Lake District, mixing leisure and work, with a walk up Scafell and Symonds Knott, High Dam, Black Crag, Torver to Coniston, Walna Scar, to the beaches at Silecroft and Roanhead, plus two coastal walks
England Coast Path (Cumbria) – Whitehaven to St Bees
Included on The Times‘ list of best coastal walks are two in Cumbria – one is a visit to Hodbarrow Point near Millom, where I’d …
England Coast Path (Cumbria) – Walney Island north
Walney Island is a place I’ve been to a small handful of times, but never really explored at all. Today was a glorious day, and …
Staffordshire holiday
A long weekend in a cottage at Froghall Wharf, end of the Caldon Canal in Staffordshire.
Dog amusements during lockdown
Some dog agility in the garden, a chocolate drop derby, and the toilet roll puissance.